the jack rabbit

A Desert Beginning

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May 14th 2012
Finally, on May 5th, we were ready to depart. We'd said goodbye to our neighbors and friends, who graciously allowed us to pick fruit from their orchard to add to our provisions. We'd said emotional good-byes to our parents and grandfather, knowing we would miss them terribly, but as excited as anything to be leaving at last. We decided that we would camp the first evening in Joshua Tre ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more